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Tyne marshalling yard was part of the 1955 modernisation plan by British Railways, and was opened up to traffic in 1963. [1] Part of the southern end of the yard was built on the former Lamesley railway station. [2] The yard is 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Newcastle upon Tyne railway station, [3] between Team Valley and the town of Birtley. It is ...
The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system [4] [5] [6] serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear). The owners Nexus have described it as "Britain’s first light rapid transit system". [7]
Gateshead (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ t s (h) ɛ d /) is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England.It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Swing Bridge over River Tyne: Gateshead: Gate: 1868-76: 30 July 2004
For local government purposes Tyne and Wear comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The borough councils collaborate through the North East Combined Authority , which also includes Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council .
The town of Gateshead was an ancient borough, having been granted a charter in 1164 from Hugh Pudsey, the Bishop of Durham. [5] The borough's functions were relatively limited until 1836, when it was made a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised how most boroughs operated across the country.
Tyne and Wear Metro: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead: 1981: 54°57′52″N 1°36′50″W: King Edward VII Bridge East Coast Main Line: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead: 10 Jul 1906: 54°57′48″N 1°36′58″W: Redheugh Bridge A189 road: Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead: 18 May 1983: 54°57′43″N 1°37′8″W: Scotswood Bridge A695 road ...
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Tyne and Wear UK district map (blank).svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0 . 2010-08-22T08:20:12Z Nilfanion 1425x1252 (699394 Bytes) +inset, water colour tweak